Don't Dump It

Spoiler alert: 'Flushable' wipes are not actually flushable

Wastewater is produced when you shower, wash clothes, flush the toilet, prepare your meals, and clean up dishes. However, not everything that is disposed of down the drain is safe for the plumbing in your house or safe for the miles of public sewers that service your community.

Preventing Pollution

Items such as fats, oils, and greases (FOG), pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents, motor oil, antifreeze and others cannot be effectively treated by wastewater treatment plants and will ultimately end up entering rivers, lakes, and the ocean untreated after passing through the plants.

“Flushable” wipes are clogging sewers across Canada and are costing Canadian ratepayers at least $250-million a year. While these “flushable” wipes may swirl down the toilet with ease, they don’t disintegrate, creating serious problems as they work their way through sewer systems on their way to treatment plants.

Help Protect Your Sewer System

Download, print and display any of these posters in your building(s) to educate those within on what can and cannot be flushed!